Race 5 (732)
THE CRICKET CLUB VALLEY STAKES (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | GOLDEN DARCI (H470) | K De Melo | XB | Began well from gate 1, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, easy run to turn, hard ridden after passing 250M, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 7 | TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) | A Badel | B | Crowded on jumping, raced towards rear on the inside, angled out 400M, unable to obtain clear run until 150M, finished off strongly to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 1 | DENFIELD (G471) | E C W Wong | TT | Made contact at start, raced 3 wide in midfield early, moved a bit closer after passing 800M, no cover throughout, 2 lengths back turning in, kept on well in straight to take a place without threatening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 6 | FORTUNE WARRIOR (H229) | K Teetan | P-/XB/TT | Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 50M, weakened and dropped to fourth close home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 3 | BOWSER (H460) | L Ferraris | XB | Moderately away from a wide draw, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, 3/4L back turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly to the line. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 2 | BIENVENUE (J490) | Z Purton | B | Slightly slow out and made contact shortly after start, raced 3 wide with cover, 2 to 3 lengths back, wider after passing 500M, made minor progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line.(Blood in trachea.) |
| 7 | 11 | LUCKY KING (J449) | K C Leung | B-/H/XB/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide with cover towards rear, 3 to 4 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, kept on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 8 | LOVING VIBES (J359) | A Atzeni | -- | Average to begin, raced 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 9 | 5 | FREE PONY (K229) | C L Chau | H/P1 | Fast into stride, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 10 | 9 | AMAZING KID (K434) | J Orman | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer after passing 600M, 4 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. |
| 11 | 4 | CIRCUIT DUFFY (J501) | M F Poon | B | Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the outside, moved closer in the middle stages, very wide turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased thereafter. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |